Episode 2: Amy Remeikis
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Amy Remeikis is Queensland state political editor at Brisbane Times.
\\nAmy\\u2019s role sees her covering Queensland\\u2019s political machinations from Parliament House during sitting weeks. She\\u2019s a journalist with serious skill and dedication to the task of holding Queensland\\u2019s politicians to account.\\xa0As a feature writer, I\\u2019m far removed from the demands of daily reporting, so I was thrilled when Amy agreed to speak with me and offer her insights into this aspect of the news media.
\\nOur interview took place in April in\\xa0Amy\\u2019s living room at her home in Bowen Hills, in Brisbane\\u2019s inner north. For someone who had been at work for the previous 12 hours, she was remarkably chipper, as she sipped on a cup of peppermint tea while perched on a bench.
\\nOur conversation touches on political press conference etiquette; the delicate task of performing what\\u2019s known in the media business as a \\u2018death knock\\u2019; moving away from journalism to teach English in South Korea; Amy\\u2019s Lithuanian heritage, and the emotional task of writing about her father as he slowly dies before her eyes.
\\nAmy Remeikis has been in and out of journalism since 2001, working in radio (moderately successfully) and television (very unsuccessfully) before finding her groove in the written word, working for newspapers and now, online. Nominated for a Young Walkley Award as a police reporter at a regional daily, Amy has since covered almost every round, and until she became the only reporter to be mentioned in Campbell Newman\'s concession speech earlier in 2015, she was most famous for doing the Conga with Clive Palmer.
\\nShow notes and links to Amy\'s writing discussed in this episode:\\xa0http://penmanshippodcast.com/episode-2-amy-remeikis/
\\nAmy Remeikis\\xa0on Twitter:\\xa0@AmyRemeikis
\\nPenmanship on Twitter:\\xa0@PenmanshipAU
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